Baar weather in December

In December, Baar sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Baar's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:13 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical December day in Baar reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
361
461
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
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2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
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3040
3140

How December really feels in Baar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Baar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°9212.97.68.70.0
Feb / -1°8511.77.4100.3
Mar10° / 9914.25.811.62.2
Apr14° / 10613.92.713.33.7
May18° / 144160.314.85.0
Jun22° / 13°14315.5015.65.7
Jul24° / 15°14615.4015.36.2
Aug23° / 15°14714.40146.3
Sep19° / 11°12312.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 10312.70.610.63.8
Nov / 106133.99.11.3
Dec / 106147.18.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43268
53268
63268
73268
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183367
193367
203367
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263565
273565
283565
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Baar gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14220
24220
34320
44321
54321
64321
74321
84422
94422
104422
114523
124523
134623
144624
154624
164624
174624
184624
194724
204724
214724
224724
234724
244724
254724
264724
274723
284623
294623
304622
314522

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:594:33
28.58:004:32
38.58:014:32
48.58:024:32
58.58:034:31
68.48:044:31
78.48:054:31
88.48:064:31
98.48:074:31
108.48:084:31
118.48:094:31
128.38:104:31
138.38:114:31
148.38:114:31
158.38:124:31
168.38:134:31
178.38:144:31
188.38:144:32
198.38:154:32
208.38:154:32
218.38:164:33
228.38:174:33
238.38:174:34
248.38:174:34
258.38:184:35
268.38:184:35
278.38:184:36
288.38:194:37
298.38:194:37
308.38:194:38
318.38:194:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Baar?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baar.

What to pack for Baar in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Baar sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Baar in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baar peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baar?

Baar sits at 47.2°N, 8.5°E, 447 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Zug, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Baar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,406 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,776 m.

The land around Baar is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,406 m
80 km
3,776 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Zug 3.0 km · Cham 5.0 km · Horgen 9.0 km · Adliswil 13 km · Zürich (Kreis 2) 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 8) 18 km · Zürich (Kreis 3) 18 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baar (47.1962°, 8.5295°, elevation 447 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).